Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-02-03

ing the stage road and its dangerous tele-
graphic stations, lie pushed southwark to
Denver over the army trail in company with
half-breed packer, crossing the Missouri be-
fore Thatcher had reached Julesburg. When
Thatcher was at Omaha Wiles was already
in St Louis; and as the Pullman car contain
ing the hero of the "Blue Mass" mine rolled
into Chicago Wiles was already walking the
streets of the national capital. Neverthe-
less be had time en- route to sink in the waters
Of TIE North Platte with many expressions
of Disgust. the little black portemanteau be-
longing to Thatcher, containing his dressing
case, b few unimportant letters and an extra
shirt, to wonder why simple men did not
travel with their important documents and
valuables and to set on foot some prudent
and cautious inquiries regarding his own lost
carpet bag and its important contents.
But for these triles he had every reason to
be satisfied with the progress of his plans.
"It's all right" said Mrs. Hopkinson, mer-
rily; "whie you and Gashwiler have been
working with your stock, and treating the
whole world as if it could be bribed, I've done
deceiving and perfectly pathetic Roscommon
than all you fellows put together. Why, I've
told his pitiful story, and drawn tears from
the eyes of senators and cabinet ministers.
ciety, put him III dress coat - such
figure and you know how the best folk wOr
ship everys hing that is outre as the sincere
thing. I've made him a complete success.
Why, only the other night, when Senator
Mislancy and Judge Fitzwaddle were here,
after making him tell his story-whieh yoa
know, think he really beleves-I sang:
There Came to the Beach Poor Exile of
Erin and my husband told me afterward it
was worth, at least, dozen votes"
"But about this rival of yours-this niece
of Garcia'sI'
"Another of your blunders; you men know
nothing of women. Firstly, she's a swarthy
little brunette, with dots for eyes; and strides
like man, dresses like a dowdy, don't wear
stays and has no style Then, she's single
woman, and alone; and, although she affects
to be an artist, and has Bohemian ways,
don't you see she can't go into society with
out d chaperon or somebody to go with her.
Nonsense"
"But," persisted Wiles, "she must have
some power; there's Judge Mason and SEN
ator Peabody, who are constantly talking
about her; and Dinwiddie, of Virginia, es-
corted her through the Capitol the other
day."
Mistress Hopkinson laughed.
"Mason and Peabody aspire to be thought
literary and artistic, and Dinwiddie wanted
to plque mel"
But Thatcher is no fool"
rs Thatcher a lady's man!' queried the
lady, suddenly.
Hardly, l should say" responded Wiles.
ale pretends to be absorbed in his swindle
and devoted to his mine; and / don't think
that even you" he stopped with a slight
sneer.
'There, you are misunderstanding me
again, and, what is worse, you are misunder
standing your case Thatcher is pleased with
her because he has probably seen no one else.
Wait till he comes to Washington and has an
opportunity for comparison" and she cast
frank glance at her mirror, where Wiles,
with sardonic bow, left her standing
Mr. Gashwiler was quite as confident Of his
own success with congress. "We are within
a few days of the end of the session. We
viii manage to lave it taken up and rushed